Troy Smith the quarterback for now

Mike Singletary said he was “very impressed” with Troy Smith, particularly with Smith’s composure after the speaker went out in his helmet. “We are going to continue to go forward with Troy Smith,” Singletary said. “With Alex Smith, it’s a week-to-week deal.”

Singletary said Smith was even calming coaches down on the sidelines. Smith also stayed away from the big mistake and didn’t make a turnover. Singletary also said the big throw to the tight end Delanie down to the 1-yard line was big. “That throw separates one quarterback from another.”

Smith was not shy going down the field with his two back-to-back plays to Delanie Walker. “As a passer, your receivers respect you a little bit more when you trust them.”

The 49ers for the first time in this game, finished. They scored 21 points fourth-quarter points, they got the Shawntae Spencer interception to end the game. Defensively, they made one mistake on the 71-yard pass to Brandon Lloyd. But other than that, they were very solid.

Manny Lawson had a huge game, with the strip tackle on Kyle Orton that led to the 49rs’ two-touchdown lead. KNBR got Lawson on radio and he asked about Troy Smith. “He believes in our offensive line and he believes in our running backs and they believe in him.”